The Outcasts Of Poker Flat Summary

Twain uses local dialect throughout the story. Dialect enhances the story by painting a picture of the surroundings, giving a deeper understanding of the characters and adding local color. The following quotes show Twain's main purpose is using dialect, which is to emphasize the rural feel of the story's setting. On page 1189 the narrator says "He was always ready and laying for a chance; there couldn't be no solit'ry thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take ary side you please, as I was just telling you." On page 1190 the narrator says, "Other dogs jest by the j'int of his hind leg and freeze to it—not chaw…." Smiley uses some interesting and somewhat peculiar phrases at the end of the story:

In today’s society we often have an all too-casual attitude toward misfortune; Jackson shows us this aspect of human nature through the town’s casual attitude toward the lottery. The men talk of "rain, tractors and taxes" and the women gossip—all the time

Tim Simson, a man that Oakhurst took money from in gambling, showed up with his fiance Piney at the outcasts’ camp. Oakhurst “won the entire fortune . . . then handed [Tim] his money back” (3). This represents Oakhurst as a hypocrite himself because a gambler’s purpose is typically to earn as much money as possible, and instead he gives the money back. This transaction of money between a good gambler and a careless gambler reveal John Oakhurst’s true identity as a kind, caring man.

Every part of the country has their own stereotype the west coast has people in bikini and partying non-stop, east coast is where all the famous movie stars hang out and Arizona is where “cowboys” are. The middle states, on the other hand, get look down because they aren’t as incredible and exciting as the east or west coast. The Midwest really doesn't get mentioned during besides begin tornado territory. In “The Horizontal World” by Marquart she explains how the Midwest gets looked down for its dull appearances while using visuals, allusion, and anecdote to give the reader the sense of the Midwest.

Both of the stories the Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and the Outcast of poker Flat took place in early 1800s and in a gold mining town. Jim Smiley a character of the story Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is addicted to gambling. He would just about bet on anything. And Mr. John Oakhurst a character of the Outcast of Poker Flat is a professional gambler who

In The Horizontal Word written by Debra Marquart was a memoir to North Dakota and the Midwest where she states “The Midwest is a place that’s been considered devoid of stories, a flyover region one must endure to get to more interesting places”(Marquart 31). In her memoir to North Dakota as well as the Midwest, she given in-depth example of stereotypes and views of that many Americans believed surrounding the Midwest. Then Marquart also gives a description of the Midwest history and even our ancestors overlooked the MidWest as they declared the region “a dreary plain, wholly unfit for 40 cultivation,” and, of course, “uninhabitable by a people depending upon agriculture for subsistence”(Marquart 39). Debra Marquart expands off this idea as her Grandparents that were immigrants from Russia saw this as a new opportunity of life as they were excited to receive their “allotments of land”(Marquart 73). In Debra Marquart’s memoir, The Horizontal Word, she utilizes hasty generalizations to outline the stereotypes of the Midwest she also incorporates allusions to give outsiders a clear picture of this portion of the country.

Grosvenor is most famed for its online casino, but it also runs an online poker site, as well as several other gambling websites. Grosvenor Poker is perhaps not as complex as other poker sites, but there are still plenty of promos, tournaments, and poker games to be had at the poker portal.

Total Opposites In the short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte, the author uses characters in the story that have very similar characteristics, except for one, "Uncle Billy." John Oakhurst is a big time gambler in Poker Flat. He took large sums of money from many people in town. The residents of Poker Flat were very upset with him always winning bets and all of their money. Out of all the people that are banned from Poker Flat, Oakhurst possesses the best qualities out of the group. The people of the town were attempting to clean up Poker Flat, but they really only rid themselves of one thief and three good hearted people that had some bad breaks. The other people that were forced to leave were "The Duchess" and "Mother

Intro - In The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Bret Harte creates John Oakhurst to be morally ambiguous to express that one should not judge others at first glance.

Both Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses and John Ford's The Searchers depict a ¨cowboy¨ going on an adventure, but each shows the myth of the cowboy in very different lights. The Searchers shows John Wayne as a great man loyal to his family who will do anything to protect them. McCarthy shows the cowboy John Grady as a boy who wants to chase the dream of the life of a cowboy. These differences are very similar to the more major contrast between the novel and the movies’ views on the myth of the cowboy. While both romanticizing and challenging the myth The Searchers in general romanticizes the myth while All the Pretty Horses does both to change how we view the cowboy. These can be seen when each of them present violence, setting, and

In Shirley Jacksons story, The Lottery, a small town is stuck in a deadly tradition. A tradition that was continued in the hopes that the towns crops will be plentiful. The character Old Man Warner even talking about the old saying “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon“ when talking about the lottery to Mr. and Mrs. Adams. The story shows a small town stuck in old ways, and the victim of mob mentality.

In Cormac McCarthy’s novel All the Pretty Horses, John Grady Cole’s actions often conflict with his thoughts and feelings. While he is really just a young man in search of a new life in mexico, his appearance and horseback escape from Texas make him seem like an outlaw. On the outside, Cole seems unphased and apathetic about violence throughout the novel. In his heart, he knows this is not the way he intends to live his life. Often times people conform to meet the expectations of those around them, but in the end, they find out who they really are.

She continues to reference other people’s perspectives of the region by writing how she “recently heard a comedian” say how it was an uneventful place, and how the Midwest “is a place considered devoid of stories.” When the author gives other people credit for their statements in correspondence with the upper Midwest, it gives the reader the impression that Debra Marquart does not agree with these previous statements. She chooses to introduce the common ideas that people use to characterize the Midwest at the beginning to explain the characterization given by others before she tells the reader how she sees it in her own eyes. The use of allusions shows the reader of the multiple things said about the upper Midwest whether it be good or bad. The characterizations are not all deprecating. Aside from Marquart using perspectives that describe it as being “a flyover region one must endure to get to more interesting places,” there are some included that present the area as a place that sparks creativity for many writers. It is mentioned that some writers base characters and settings from Midwesterners “where all women are strong, all the men are

Many recognize the classic image of the cowboy in an old western movie: the fearless, stoic hero that stays calm in moments of crisis. In Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, readers witness the protagonist, John Grady Cole, attempt to revive this famous archetype. Beginning as early as when the first pilgrims came to the new continent, Americans have always had a desire to “settle” Native American lands. In the time that followed, the West became a sort of proving ground for the Europeans and their decedents. During the nineteenth century, the image of land being settled by men on horses, who literally took the law into their own hands through their shotguns, became pervasive in the American mind. By

In writings, one can see a lot of similarities in stories, whether it be something as simple as the plot or things of that nature or something deeper like the meanings behind each one of them. But along with the similarities of course come the differences, because no story can be exactly the same. If you look at “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, you can see this trend hold true.